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I was very young in my mid 20’s and met who I thought was my soulmate. I look back at everything now and see I may had been codependent. He was a truck driver and had to stay gone and awake for long periods of time. Everything seemed normal and okay for a while. He asked me to marry him and of course I said yes. We got married and a few months later I was pregnant with our daughter. I had been going out over the road with him while he worked until one day I started hurting and cramping severely. We were in Ohio. He found the nearest Restroom that could accommodate 18 wheeler parking and off I went to the restroom. I remember seeing blood and lots of it. I cried out to God to please save my baby. I cleaned myself up and with tears in my eyes I stepped outside to tell him what was happening. He was so concerned bless him. He bought some pads and we got back in the truck unsure what to do next. We didn’t get far before everything got worse and we pulled over on the freeway to call 911. Once at the hospital I found out that my placenta had started to detach from me. Our Baby was alive but barely hanging on. They kept me a few days then released me saying to go straight home and see my regular obgyn. We made the appointment and he said the same thing as Ohio. There’s nothing he can do, strictly bed rest for the remainder of my pregnancy and weekly visits to see him until delivery. I was only 5–6 months along at this time. The best guess was all the bouncing around the 18 wheeler caused me to do, somehow caused my placenta to try to tear away. He had to start leaving me behind from then on. It wasn’t long until I realised something was off. Money was unaccounted for and he sure was making great time and covering many miles. He came home less and less. Before I knew it, he admitted he had asked around for drugs to help keep him awake. He was now full blown addicted. I had him to stop going over the road and to find something more locally. Somehow I thought it would fix everything but it didn’t. He continued to use one drug or another. Was unable to hold down any job successfully. I ended up being able to carry our baby and gave birth. Despite his short comings he was a beautiful father. Words can’t describe the love shared between them. He was a great husband. Attentive to my every need. I have fibromyalgia and he would rub my back, legs, arms and shoulders until the pain wasn’t to much to bare. He put me first always. He treated me like I was the only woman in the world and always would be. I never knew love like that existed. Never once was he selfish. He took great care of me both physically and emotionally. I wanted for nothing but most importantly I never once had to question if he loved me because his actions proved to me every day that he did. Of course this was before everything went downhill so suddenly but even when things did go bad, he still never treated me badly.I remember complaining about money one day and we had a minor argument. He disappeared for a while which wasn’t unusual. I thought nothing more of it. Until one morning a week or so later when every county cop, detective and investigator in our city pulled up and kicked in our door. I was still sleeping and so was he. My mom had the baby with her thank goodness. They yanked us both up and brought us to the station. I was shown pics of someone with a tattoo like his , holding up a store, committing 1st degree robbery. They asked me if i recognised his shirt. Of course i did but didn’t want to get him in trouble. This was the first time I had ever been interrogated by police or in trouble and it was gut wrenching. I cried more tears than ever and begged them to stop. They eventually brought him to my room for a brief second and I yelled at him to please please make this go away because I can’t handle it. They took him back and left him there While questioning me more. All of a sudden I could hear a loud commotion and the cops took off running towards where they had him. I was left there completely alone for what seemed like forever. Finally someone came in and told me ma’am your husband took a chair and busted out a window then took off running to the train trussle and decided to jump down on to the roadway, we don’t think he is going to make it. My whole world stopped then. Instead of letting me see him, I get thrown in the back of a cop car and hauled to the jail to be kept overnight for more questioning. I tried looking for him on the way out but all I could see was emergency personnel and people standing around him.. Nobody would tell me anything that evening or night.. That was the worst day of my life i swear. The next day they come for me and take me down to the station again and I finally got the news I never wanted to hear. How is it I can go to bed one day and have a family then wake up the next and everything is gone?I was in a great deal of pain and had it suggested to me that I try something to help numb the pain. This was from an old “friend” and I said why not at this point, anything to make it not hurt as bad. It worked just like a charm. Before I knew it I was addicted, just like him. I even felt a connection to him again. I was intelligent enough to realise I could make it (the drug)on my own and stop having to pay for tiny sacks. So I started making it and before i knew it , I was addicted to that as well. Yes you can become addicted to the lifestyle, rush and making the drug, just as easily as you can the drug itself. I was so numb inside at this point , I didn’t care what happened to me. My mom and grandmother had the baby. She looked just like him. It hurt to see him in her at times back then. I ended up getting introduced to the needle. That was my lowest point in life. I’m addicted to meth, cooking meth and shooting up meth. I still had not dealt with his death. About two years in to my addiction I got busted and ended up having to do several years for 2 counts of manufacturing 1st degree, distribution and possession of a dangerous controlled substance. I got 15 years. As hard as it was to do that time in prison, it saved my life. I ended up facing my problems and built my life back from the ground up. I came home and moved straight to the house my baby was at and within 6 months I had full custody back. It’s been a long road and hard one too. I still ask myself why sometimes but I’m okay. I still think of him a lot . I eventually remarried again to my current husband and he understands my past and how it defines me today. I’ve been out of prison for over 6 years now but I still have flashbacks and issues that may or may not go away. I’m just thankful that I got a second chance at life and love , but please know, he will never be forgotten :(

Teens browse this list for services in your area. Don’t run away, call for help.NEW YORK AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) : YRights As a Pregnant Or Parenting Teen (2007)]Pregnant or Parenting? Title IX Protects You From Discrimination At SchoolGuttmacher Data: Minors’ Rights as ParentsIf you are facing abuse or threats because of your pregnancy here is a crisis line. http://www.thursdayschild.org/html/about.htm 800-USA-KIDSRESOURCES STATE BY STATE:ALABAMA: Babies First: United Methodist Children's HomeFor teen mothers in foster care.If you are a pregnant teen in Alabama in foster care, ask your case manager, counselor or CASA worker if this program could be right for you.ALASKA Passage House: Passage House907-272-1255 (Call to get help now.)Ages 17–21ARIZONA: Girls Ranch Scottsdale: Girls Ranch - Florence Crittenton.Ask a school counselor, case manager, or CASA Advocate about Girls Ranch Scottsdale.An adult needs to help arrange admission if this program is right for you.Most but not all pregnant teens at Girls Ranch Scottsdale are in Arizona state custody.ARIZONA:The House of El-Elyon:HousingParenting ClassesAges 12–18ARIZONA: Starting Out Right: Starting Out Right | Free Pregnancy Test | Arizona Youth PartnershipCall 520–719–2014 or email [email protected] suppliesARIZONA: Tempe. TeenAge Pregnancy Program (TAPP) / APPP👩‍🎓Educational support.Case management.Counseling.Parenting preparation.ARKANSAS: Compassion House: Get Help - Compassion House479-419-9100 (Call for help.)HousingChristian orientation.Ages: 19 and underARKANSAS: Hanna House: Hannah House of Fort Smith Arkansas479–782–5683 phone or email: [email protected] 13–29CALIFORNIA: (Alameda County) Bay Area Youth Center: Real AlternativesEmail: [email protected] SkillsAges 16–25CALIFORNIA: El Nido Programs - El Nido Family Centers: Teen Family ServicesHome Visits help teens connect to healthcare, education, counseling, financial help employment and childcare.Several locations in Los Angles areaAntelope Valley: Pacoima office at: 818.896.7776CALIFORNIA:Maternity Shelter Program - Home [email protected] Diego AreaAges 18–24CALIFORNIA : (Lake County) Lake Family Resource Center. Teen Parenting/Adolescent Family Life ProgramServices for Pregnant and Parenting teensMust enroll before 19th birthdaCalifornia: Welcome to Mary's Pregnant Teen Shelter .Housing.CALIFORNIA: (Sacramento) Waking the VillageHome Infograph — Waking the VillageContact us about our housing programs: 916-601-2979HousingEducational SupportIntensive MentoringCase ManagementArt, Friendship, Community, CreativityChild Development CenterTravel, Recreation, CampingAges 18–24CALIFORNIA (HOUSING) (North Hollywood.) Youth Volunteers of America Los Angeles. (VOALA) Women’s Care Cottage. Women’s Care Cottage is an Independent/Transitional living program assisting homeless young women coming out of emergency shelters, foster care and probation. Admits women with one infant up to the age of 1 year. Provides up to 18 months – 3 years of housing, case management, counseling, social and cultural activities. Ages 18–21.COLORADO: options for Pregnant or Parenting Teens. Jefferson County Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program (JCAPPP) Jeffco Public Schools. Non-residential. Specialized curricula, job-training, social support. Onsite childcare for teen parents.COLORADO: ttp://ttps://obgyn.coloradowomenshealth.com/health-info/teens/teen-pregnancy-programs Non-residential. University of Colorado/Colorado Adolescent Maternity Program. (CAMP) Specialized obstetrical care for teens. Emotional and social support.COLORADO: (HOUSING) Hope House of Colorado Quote from the website: “Hope House is metro-Denver's only resource providing free self-sufficiency programs to parenting teen moms, including Residential, GED, and College & Career Support programs. Additional supportive services include parenting and life skills classes, healthy relationship classes, and certified counseling, all designed to prepare them for long-term independence.” (ages 16 to 24)COLORADO: Yampah Mountain High School Non-residential, public School-based support for pregnant and parenting teens. High quality Infant and toddler childcare onsite.CONNECTICUT: Noank Community Support Services Clift House. Shelter care for ages infant to 18, either gender. Pregnant and Parenting teens.CONNECTICUT: Young Parents Program Public school-based services for pregnant and parenting teens. High School completion support and ONSITE childcare at High Schools for teen parents. Districts offering the Young Parents Program: Bridgeport, Griswold, New Britain, Torrington, Waterbury, Windham. Contact: Shelby Pons, MSW, [email protected] (860) 807-2126DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: (Non-Residential) Teen Alliance for Prepared Parenting Specialized Pre-natal care. Education support. Counseling. Teen fathers also served. Ages Served: Adolescents who are pregnant and aged 21 or younger are eligible to enroll at any time during their pregnancy. Young fathers may enroll if they are expecting a child, or if they have a child under the age of five years. Once enrolled, youth may continue to participate in the program until 23 years of age.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: http://tps://dcps.dc.gov/page/expectant-and-parenting-students (Non-residential). Expectant and Parenting Students. New Heights. “Supportive case management and assistance with securing services, such as a childcare voucher, WIC, housing, TANF, employment, job training opportunities, college/university admissions and more.” Public High School Programs: The following schools have the New Heights program in their buildings, and can be reached at the following phone numbers:Anacostia, (202) 645-4040Ballou, (202) 645-3400Ballou STAY, (202) 727-5344Cardozo, (202) 671-1995CHEC, (202) 939-7700 ext. 5063Coolidge, (202) 282-0081Dunbar, (202) 698-3762Luke C. Moore, (202) 678-7890Roosevelt, (202) 576-8899Roosevelt STAY, (202) 576-8399Washington MET, (202)727-4985Wilson, (202) 282-0120Woodson, (202) 939-20324. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (HOUSING) Perennial Transitional House for Teen Parent23.DISTRICT OF COLuMBIA: HBP Teens Non-residential. Support services and structured classes for pregnant and parenting teens. Case Management and Home Visiting. Centered particularly on the needs of young African-American parents. Multi-phase program. Ages Served:12–2124.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: DC Social Innovation Project Non-residential. Teens to Doulas: This innovative program trains teens who are already parenting to serve as doulas for women in the community. The goal is for successful teen mothers to share their skills to reduce the risk factors in the community for other mothers.25. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Teen Parent Assessment Program (TPAP)(Non-residential) Financial Issues: This is an assessment program that evaluates teens for independent living in the D.C. area. Usually, teens can apply for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) in D.C. , but must be living with their parents to receive this aid. The Teen Assessment program determines on a case by case if the pregnant/parenting teen in an independent or other living situation qualifies for the aid. Service Contact: Teen Parent Assessment Program Contact Phone: (202) 698-6671Contact TTY: 711. If you are unable to get an appointment for the Teen Parent Assessment Program, you may need to get a referral from your school guidance counselor or other social services.26.DELAWARE: Diocese of Wilmington Bayard House27.FLORIDA: (HOUSING) Group Home, Bellview FL, Hands of Mercy Everywhere Hands of Mercy Everywhere. Christian-oriented residence that also offers diverse practical, educational, and therapeutic services to teen mothers. Ages served not specified28.FLORIDA: Hannah's Transitional Living || ANCHORAGE CHILDREN'S HOME || (850) 763-7102 Transitional living apartments for pregnant and parenting young women. Ages 16–2229.FLORIDA: Home Our Mother’s Home. Keeps teen mothers who are in foster care with their children.30.FLORIDA: (Pinellas County) Transitional Living Programs - Family Resources SafePlace2BTOO-Young Moms. (Scroll down the page for maternity services. The first program listed on the page has the same name but is for LGBT youth.) Housing and support. 18 month program. Ages 16–21.31.FLORIDA: Woman to Woman - Children & Family Services Gulf CoasJewish Children & Family Services. Non-residential mentoring and goal-setting for pregnant and parenting teens. No age range specified.GEORGIA: House of Dawn: Changing Lives, Changing Generations770–477–2385Housing👩‍🎓Educational SupportCareer and Life skillsCounselingAges 13–23GEORGIA: Home | The Living Vine Christian Maternity Home.HousingProgram emphasizes strict Christian environment, so possibly suitable only for committed Christians.Hawaii: Hale Kipa: Independent Living Program808.754.9844Emergency ShelterAges 12–17HAWAII: Neighborhood Helping Pregnant and Parenting Teens Neighborhood Place of Puna. Non-residential. Practical, material and emotional support.37.HAWAII: (HOUSING) Mary Jane Home | Catholic Charities Hawaii The Mary Jane Home. Ages Served: 18 and over.38. IDAHO: (and Eastern Washington) Alexandria's House | Volunteers of America Ages Served: 16–20.39.IDAHO: (Burley) Cassia High School Alternative Public High School. Serves teens who would benefit from an alternative school, including pregnant and parenting teens. Childcare for teen parents provided.40.IDAHO: Marian Pritchett School Marian Pritchett School. (Serving pregnant teens since 1964) Public High School for pregnant and parenting teens. Includes Giraffe Laugh Childcare for students attending Marian Pritchett School. Marian Pritchett - Giraffe Laugh.41.ILLINOS: (HOUSING) (Chicago) response-Ability Pregnant and Parenting Program (RAPPP) The Night Ministry operates 120-day housing programs for youth and for pregnant and parenting young mothers and their children. Call toll-free 877-286-2523. Ages 14–19.42.ILLINOIS: http://theharbour.org/successful-teenseffective-parents.html The Harbour. STEPS Program. Individual subsidized apartments for teens and their children. Parenting classes, counseling and case management. Age range served: not specified.43.INDIANA: Maternity Home With A Heart Hannah’s House. (HOUSING.) Faith-based/Christian. Parenting classes, counseling, referrals to community resources, emotional support. Serves ages 13 up. (Website states youngest resident they have served was 13 and the oldest was 43.)44. Indiana: Project Home IndyResidency for Teenage Mothers (Link leads to application page)HousingMedical CareEducational SupportParenting ClassesLife Skills ClassesAges 15 -19 at admission.45.INDIANA: Young Families of Indiana Network Future Promises. Non-residential school-based support for pregnant and parenting teens.46.INDIANA: (South Bend) Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County Young Mom’s Self-Sufficiency Program. (YMSSP) Non-residential support services.47. IOWA: Ruth Harbor - Pregnant? Christian orientation. Counseling, midwife care, doula services, recreation, outings. Ages ?-24. Does not specify minimum age.48.IOWA: Transitional Living for Teen Parents United Action for Youth. (UAC) Housing and other supports. Ages 17–21.49. IOWA: Transitional Living Services - Youth & Shelter Services, Inc. - Iowa50..KANSAS: About Us | Wichita Children's Home 1. Bridges. Housing for pregnant and parenting teen mothers 2. Moving on to Motherhood (MOM-Non-residential case management and support.)52. KENTUCKY: (HOUSING)Mother & Baby Home All God’s Children Mother & Baby Home. Faith-based. Nationally Accredited Childcare program onsite provides care for resident’s babies so they can attend school. Support, therapy, classes. Ages 13–21.53.KENTUCKY: (Louisville) Teenage Parent Program Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program (TAPP). Non-residential. Provides support and services to help pregnant and parenting teens complete their high school educations.54. KENTUCKY: 👩‍⚕️ Young Parents Program (YPP.) Non-residential. Specialized obstetrical care, support and counseling. Ages served: Under age 18.55. LOUISIANA: I'm Pregnant. Now What?Phone : (318) 925-4663Crisis Line : (318) 277-9506Email : [email protected] Sanctuary for Women. Faith-based/Christian. Counseling, goal-setting, career planning, parenting classes, life skills and recreation. Participation in religious activities may be required. Onsite accredited education/certified teacher for High School completion or GED. Ages served: 13–23.56. LOUISIANA: Parenting Jus4me. Non-residential. Support and parenting classes for pregnant and parenting teens. No age range specified.57. LOUISIANA: http://ttp://www.lighthouseministriesinc.org/ The Lighthouse Child Residential Center. Faith-based. Cares for pregnant and parenting teens and their children. Licensed to care for children from birth through age 18.MAINE: FINANCIAL HELP: TANF and Teen Parents58. MAINE: rgh Rumford Group Homes Teens are housed in several different apartments supervised by the program and are provided with various services. Ages 16–21.59. MAINE: Crisis Center | Bangor, ME Shepherd’s Godparent Home. Ages served: teens to thirties.60. MARYLAND: Programp=s for Pregnant Teens and Teen Mothers | Hearts & Homes for Youth Damamli. This program is for pregnant and parenting teens in the foster care or juvenile justice system. The program starts the teen in a specialized foster home and later she lives independently with her child, with support from the program in her own apartment. Age range: 16–20.61. MARYLAND: Housing & Support Saint Ann’s: Grace House, Hope House and Faith House. Residence with onsite High School. Ages 13–21.62. MASSACHUSETTS: Programs Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Single Parent Housing. Transitional Housing for teen parents. Does not specify age range served.63. MASSACHUSETTS: (Boston) St. Mary’s Home Faith-based history but apparently no religious requirements or programming for participants. Housing. Case management, onsite high school completion, parenting classes, therapy. Ages 13–21.64. MICHIGAN: Shelter - Alternatives For Girls Provides emergency shelter for homeless teens and their children. Transitional housing program also available. Website did not mention specific maternity care programs offered. Ages 15—MICHIGAN: Eastpointe. Gianna House now open, but the website isn’t up currently. RESIDENTIAL. Ages 13–17. Contact information will be posted here ASAP>65. MICHIGAN: MI Health Family - MOASH Websites provide information on help for pregnant and parenting teens in Michigan. Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health. (MOASH) PREGNANT & PARENTING TEENS Ages served not specified.66. MICHIGAN: Michigan Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program (MI-APPP) Case Management for pregnant and parenting teens. No are range specified.MINNESOTA: LEGAL RIGHTS OF TEENS: The Rights of Teen ParentsMINNESOTA: A School for Pregnant and Parenting Teens Longfellow High School. Non-residential public high school.MINNESOTA: The Nest: A Maternity Home The Nest. Focuses on ages 18–25 but may accept minors placed by parents. More information soon.MISSISSIPPI: http://mchms.org/pdfs/MCH_Two_of_Us_Brochure_032314_RGB.pdf Two of Us Therapeutic Maternity Home. Full-time licensed nursing staff. Highly specialized intensive care and education for mothers and infants. Ages 10–18.MISSOURI: 👩‍⚕️ https://www.barnesjewish.org/Medical-Services/Obstetrics-Gynecology/Women-Infants/Childbirth-at-Barnes-Jewish/Teen- Pregnancy-Center Barnes Jewish Hospital. Non-residential services, including specialized obstetrical care, classes and support. Ages 17 and under.MISSOURI: Mother's Refuge - Supporting Young Mother (HOUSING). Ages 12-21. Does not appear to focus on excessive religious pressureMISSOURI: Nativity House KC Faith-based. Roman Catholic.MISSOURI: Youth Services - reStart reStart Youth Services. Four transitional housing units for pregnant and parenting teens. Ages 16–21.MISSOURI: Home The Sparrow's Nest. (HOUSING) Ages 19 and under.MONTANA: Blackfeet Teen Pregnancy/Parenting Coalition Teen Pregnancy Parenting Coalition. Non-residential. GED tutoring. Case Management. Peer support. Nutritional Counseling. Childcare. Ages Served not specified.MONTANA: Mountain Home Montana Non-religious, comprehensive program. Housing. Bonnie Hamilton Home. (Group living) Mountain Home Apartments. (Individuals living with child.) Licensed Therapy. 24–7 mental health crisis line. Other resources. Ages 16–29.MONTANA: Nurtured baby, Healthy adult, Strong community Florence Crittenton . (Needs updating)NEBRASKA: CARES. ( info needs updating-program may be closed.)NEBRASKA: Center for Healthy Families Nebraska Mental Health/Project Harmony. Non-residential. Support services for pregnant and parenting teens. No age range specified. (Omaha residents only).NEBRASKA:Teen & Young Parent Program - Nebraska Early Childhood CollaborativeNNEVADA: “Living Grace” website is not available as of 8/15/2019. Will update as I get more information.NEVADA: Pregnant and Parenting Teen Saint Jude’s Ranch. Most residents are youth placed here by state social service and juvenile justice agencies.NEVADA: Contact Casa De Vida. (HOUSING) —More information available soon.NEW HAMPSHIRE: (Littleton)TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM (HOUSING). Case management, GED/Highschool completion, parenting classes and other services for pregnant and parenting teens and young adults. Ages served 18–21.NEW HAMPSHIRE: Our Place | Catholic Charities New Hampshire Our Place. Non-residential Faith-based. (Roman Catholic) Prenatal, breastfeeding, parenting and other classes and resources for parents of all ages.NEW JERSEY: http://ttps://www.cge-nj.org/program-offerings/adolescent-program/ The Center for Great Expectations (Adolescent Program) (HOUSING) AOther programs for women also available. Licensed Clinical Staff. Ages served: 13–18,NEW JERSEY: Capable Adolescent Mothers Crossroads Programs. (HOUSING) Intensive Long-term program. For General Program Information regarding Crossroads’ programs and services, please contact Michelle Wright at 609 880 0210, ext 109. Ages: 16–21.NEW JERSEY:services and Programs that help young homeless mothers and pregnant women Raphael’s Life House, Inc. Housing, licensed counseling, parenting classes, GED completion and career development. Ages served: Not specified.NEW MEXICO: Catholic Charities of Gallup NM (HOUSING)Casa San Jose. Residential care for pregnant and parenting teens. Ages Served: Not specified.NEW MEXICO: 14 to 17 Information Page Information from Pegasus Legal Services for Children about legal rights of minors in New Mexico, including teen pregnancy and parenting.NEW YORK: Residential Services Catholic Charities Community Maternity Services. Multiple programs: Heery Center-Ages 12–21, focuses on pregnant and parenting girls placed by juvenile and state agencies. Joyce Center is the transitional living maternity home.NEW YORK: Pregnant/Parenting Teens Children’s Village-Inwood House. Age range served not specified.NEW YORK: (Rochester) http://ttp://centerforyouth.net/index.php?cID=89 The Center For Youth. Chrysalis Program. 18 month program. Residential setting for pregnant or parenting young women. Ages 16–21.NEW YORK: Supportive Housing (Brooklyn) Diaspora Community Services/ “Mother’s Gaining Hope”. Federally funded “Maternity Group Home”. (MGH) I have not further details on ages served or its programs at this writing.NEW YORK: SERVICES SUSPENDED DUE TO BUDGET. (Concerned readers please consider donating. )(Niagara region) https://hannahhouse.ca/ Ages: through age 24. No lower age limit stated.NEW YORK: Regina Maternity Services Catholic Charities of Rockville Centre. Housing For pregnant teens and their children. Regina Residence is a structured program with case management. Mary Residence is supported independent living for graduates of Regina Residence. Ages 11–24.NORTH CAROLINA: http://www.angelhousematernityhome.org/admission_information0.aspx Angel House Maternity Home. Minimum Age: 17NORTH CAROLINA: Services for single, pregnant, & non-pregnant teens, women and their families | Florence Crittenton Services | Charlotte, NC Multiple residential programs. Ages 10 and up.NORTH DAKOTA: St. Gianna Maternity Home (HOUSING) Residents required to participate in prayers and attend Mass. Ages Served: Serves minors but does not specify age range.NORTH DAKOTA: Home | The Perry Center Serves minors placed by parents, but does not give age-range. Christian oriented services, apparently placing emphasis on evangelism but also offering life-skills and other practical services.OHIO: (Franklin County) The Center for Healthy Families The Center for Healthy Families. Non-residential. School and Community based services for pregnant and parenting teens offered at four high schools. Services for teen fathers also included. Ages: 13–19.OHIO: (Mentor, Ohio) Pregnancy - Hannah’s Home. Minimum age 18. More information available soon.OHIO: The Highlands - Shelter Care (HOUSING) Residential care for pregnant and parenting teens and their children. Ages 14–20.OHIO: (Columbus) 👩‍⚕️Teen and Pregnant Program Nationwide Children’s (Hospital). TaP. Non-residential. Comprehensive medical care, classes, counseling, referrals for pregnant girls and women ages 21.5 and under.OHIO: WIC (Supplemental food for Women, Infant Children) WIC - American Pregnancy Association\http://file:///C:/Users/17074/AppData/Local/Pa/TempState/Downloads/158843%20(1).pdfOKLAHOMA: Broken Arrow Public Schools Mentoring Healthy Parents (Formerly Margaret Hudson Program). Non-residential. Support for pregnant and parenting teens. Age range not specified.OKLAHOMA: J.A.M.E.S., INC. WEBSITE CURRENTLY DOWN> CHECK BACK SOON> Educational support and college scholarships for pregnant and parenting teens. High School seniors and college students.OKLAHOMA: http://s://www.choctawnation.com/tribal-services/member-services/choctaw-support-expectant-and-parenting-teens-sept Choctaw Support for Expectant and Parenting Teens. (SEPT) Services for teens pregnant with or parenting a Native American child under the age of one year. Must live within the 10.5 county service area of Choctaw Nation. Ages 13–21.OKLAHOMA: (Owassa) Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children . (HOUSING) (Owassa) Maternity Cottage and transitional living apartments for Mother and Child Program. Participants must attend Southern Baptist church while in residence. Age range served not specified.OKLAHOMA: Transitional Living Program (HOUSING) Housing offered to youth, including pregnant and parenting teens and their children. Ages 16–21.OREGON: Safe Haven Maternity Home Safe Haven Maternity Home.OREGON: Dedicated to helping young mothers Saint Child. Housing for pregnant girls and women and their infants. May stay for up to a year after birth of baby. Faith-based (Christian). Counseling, education, job training, life skills and other supports. Participants are offered bible study and other Christian activities but are apparently not coerced. Ages 14–24.Pennsylvania: (Lansdale) (HOUSING) Home Morning Star Maternity Home. Ages 13–25.Pennsylvania: Maternity & Pregnancy Services - Catholic Charities of Harrisburg PAPENNSYLVANIA: http://ttps://www.valleyyouthhouse.org/programs/transitional-housing/maternity-group-home-mgh/RHODE ISLAND: (HOUSING) (may be for 18 and above only) Little Flower Home - Serving RI & Southern MA - Housing for 'Pregnant Homeless' WomenRHODE ISLAND: About Nowell Leadership Academy (Public Charter High School) For Pregnant and Parenting teens.SOUTH CAROLINA: Help for pregnant and parenting young women in South CarolinTENNESSEE: Comprehensive Resource Center The Hagar Center. Non-residential. Classes, support and material assistance.102. TENNESSEE: http://ttps://mercymultiplied.com/about-us/ Mercy Multiplied. Faith-based/Non-denominational Christian. Residential programs are located in four states for girls including a facility in Nashville, Tennessee. The programs are designed to work with on many issues, including pregnancy. The website states that the program does not demand that the pregnant mother relinquish her child to adoption, however, neither is there any indication of housing or services offered for the mother/child family. Adoption services prominently noted on website. Counseling is strongly centered on Christian teachings, although Mercy Multiplied states that its counselors are Master’s Level or graduate student interns. Counseling process includes/demands “commitment to Christ”. This program might be appropriate for young women who of their own free will wish to pursue Christianity. Ages Served: Unknown at this writing.107. TEXAS: Annunciation House: Apply for Services108. TEXAS: Apply | LifeHouse Houston. Housing and other support. Strong focus on Christian evangelizing. Ages 12 and up. (Other services for non-residential clients also available.)109. TEXAS: Teen Parenting Help - Jane's Due Process Information and support for pregnant teenagers concerning Texas legal rights.110.TEXAS: Viola's House111. UTAH: 👩‍🎓Horizonte Instruction and Training Center. Young Parent Program. Programs Non-residential. High School completion and vocational education with onsite childcare provided by Head Start. Parenting and other skills. Flexible scheduling. Contact Person: Kathy Williams (801) 578-8574 ext. 233.112. UTAH: Teen Mother & Child Program Non-residential. University of Utah/Teen Mother and Child Program. Obstetrical care/Nurse-Midwives. Social and psychological support and referrals for other needed services. Ages served: 19 and younger.113. UTAH: YWCA Of Salt Lake City. Referrals to Transitional Housing. No other details as of this writing.114. VERMONT: Family Literacy Center (Non-residential) Educational center for pregnant and parenting teens and young adults. Infants may attend classes with parents until they are four months old and after that Onsite Nationally Accredited childcare is available full-time. Onsite licensed therapy, parenting and nutrition classes and other social supports. Ages served: High school freshmen age through age 25.115. VIRGINIA: Grace Home Ministries. (HOUSING) Program is long-term and residents encouraged to stay for as long as two years with their babies. Faith based/Christian. Program includes participation in Christian experiences. However, Grace Home states: “We believe religion is a matter of personal conviction; therefore, we don’t put any pressure on program participants in matters of personal faith or beliefs. Mentoring, childcare classes, case management. Ages 1–20.116. VIRGINIA: (Lynchburg) ADOPTION-ORIENTED! Liberty Godparent Maternity Home. Services | Liberty Godparent Home If you have decided for adoption AND you are a Baptist or of a similar faith, you might consider this facility, as its emphasis is on adoption. The program does offer “Mommy and Me” support if you decide on raising your baby yourself, however, the emphasis is clearly adoption. Faith-based. (Baptist) Residents attend Thomas Road Baptist church. Other services from their website: All residents are required to attend school, pursue a GED, or participate in vocational training. Classes are offered off site at Liberty Christian Academy through Liberty University Online Academy (grades 6-12). Tutoring services for GED and SAT exams are available as needed. To help each young lady build a positive future, the LGH staff is committed to educating the residents on Life Skills and other topics such as Decision-Making, Parenting, Adoption, and Nutrition. About Us Overview | Liberty Godparent Home Ages Served: Not specified.VIRGINIA: (Fairfax County) Second Story for Young Mothers - assistance for mothersSecond Story for Young Mothers. (HOUSING) Residential services offered through independent living in townhouses for young mothers between the ages of 18–21. Pregnant and parenting teens between the ages of 16 and 18 receive non-residential community based support, education and services. Follow-up support and case management also offered. 24/7 Crisis Hotline - Call 1-800-SAY-TEEN or text “TEENHELP” to 855-11 TTY 711VIRGINIA: (Alexandria) Keep it 360 | The Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy (ACAP) T.C. Futures. (Non-residential.) From website: The T.C. Futures Group provides parenting meetings and developmental playgroups specifically for Alexandria’s teenage parents and their children. Parents learn about positive parenting skills, child development, and local resources. The group meets every other week after school at T.C. Williams High School. Participation is not limited to T.C. Williams students; all teenage parents in Alexandria are invited to attend. Participation is free, and Spanish translation is available. For more information, contact David Wynne, TC Williams Social Worker, at 703.824.6800.VIRGINIA (Fredricksburg) Mary's Shelter Mary’s Shelter. (HOUSING) Faith-based. Provides residential care for up to three years. Minimum Age: 18.VIRGINIA: Mommy and Me Program. ( A program component of “Youth For Tomorrow”.). (RESIDENTIAL/HOUSING) Faith based/Christian. Intensive program for pregnant teens and their infants. Education for teens at accredited school on campus, health care, parenting classes, in-house therapy and nursing staff. ) Admissions are either by court placement or social service agency referral. Teens may stay until their child is four-years-old. Ages: 12–18.VIRGINIA: (Winchester.) About | New Eve Maternity Home New Eve Maternity Home. (HOUSING). Faith-based/Roman Catholic. Help with education, employment, life skills. Ages served: 18 and above. (?)VIRGINIA: (Norfolk) THIS LISTING NOT ACTIVE CURRENTLY. WILL UPDATE ASAP. Eastern Virginia Medical School. Non-residential. Specialized obstetrical care. Classes, parenting skills, emotional support, transportation to prenatal appointments.WASHINGTON: (Seattle area.) Housing Cocoon House. (HOUSING) Housing for pregnant and parenting teens and their children. (Short -term and long-term.) Support for education, life skills and employment. Ages 12–17.WASHINGTON: (Spokane) Alexandria's House | Volunteers of America (HOUSING). “Spacious historic home”. Mentoring, support, doulas, other services. Ages: 16–20.WASHINGTON: (Spokane)http://ttp://gracesonhousingfoundation.org/ Hope and Housing for Teen Moms and their Children Graceson Housing Foundation. (Housing.) Faith-based/Christian but spiritual activities are left up to choice. This program is strong on community and nurturing. Classes, life skills, and employments skills also offered. Ages 13-18.WASHINGTON (Seattle) 👩‍⚕️ "Family Medicine Residency Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Clinic. (A program of Kaiser Permanente but you DO NOT have to be a Kaiser Permanente member to receive services.) Non-residential. Accepts Medicaid and other insurance. Prenatal care with delivery at Swedish First Hill Hospital. Offers help getting medical care coverage, nutritious food, childbirth classes, parenting classes and well-child care for the baby until two years of age. (Well-child care is only for the babies whose mothers used the Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Clinic for their prenatal care and delivery.) Open Tuesdays and Thursdays. Drop by or call: Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Campus, West Building 206-326-2656. On the bus line. Ages served: Not specified.WEST VIRGINIA: Crittenton Services, Inc. A Florence Crittenton program. (More information to follow)WISCONSIN: (Milwaukee) Pregnant and Parenting Youth Program (PPYP). Non-residential public school-based support.WISCONSIN: (Sheboygan) 👩‍🎓 Sheboygan Area School District Non-residential. TAPP/Parenting Lab. School-based support for pregnant and parenting teens. Guidance counselor assists pregnant students with educational plan/ONSITE childcare/parenting lab for teen parents. Classes designed/flexible to accommodate pregnancy related issues. Pregnant or parenting students in Sheboygan contact your school guidance counselor to access these services.

This may be one of the biggest social problems that is quietly evolving in an American background of physician secrecy, burnout and stress. Today, I work with young physicians, residents and medical students to teach them basic financial literacy, proper income protection and offer life-coaching for the physicians I have as clients. If they were to become disabled, I offer advocacy through that process, so the doctor does not have to be alone… and trust me, as a disabled physician in America, you feel very alone. I was a trauma and cardiac anesthesiologist until 2010. As a disabled doctor who has also attended law school and business school my life has been very interesting educationally and full of many of the greatest instants a medical career has to offer, as well as some of the career’s worst moments.Physician suicide is at an all-time high currently. More than one doctor per day is choosing suicide and physicians are the #1 professional to both attempt and succeed at suicide. Physician early retirement is a growing phenomenon due to stress, burnout and a horrid sense of hopelessness on the part of our physicians towards their careers.In 2018 the number of medical students choosing “any surgical specialty” has fallen 50% since just 2010. That will create a debacle for our society 10-15 years from now… the coming shortage of talented surgical technicians will make the 2001-2005 shortage of anesthesiologists look like it was a just a cloudy day for hospital staffers to deal with and overcome. Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners will not be able to fill the surgical needs of America in that timeframe. Something will give, or something will break.Physicians first feel the stress of near inhuman perfection in medical school where the pressure to perform and outperform colleagues begins with exams, then the first steps of Boards and finally with The Match each and every March. In 2018 over 1,000 medical students went unmatched into the fields of their choice and had to compete for unmatched transitional Intern years (think grunt for a hospital) and the number of individuals on their 3rd year consecutive unmatched year has reached a new record in the USA. Why? Residency program accreditation to increase slots takes longer than expanding the number of medical students in the overall system. There exists the widest gap between the number of graduating medical students and number of available training positions even in the United States.The problem is not just big, it is small and personal. Dr. Robert Chu wrote a letter to both national medical officials and government leaders explaining the flawed system of the Match that undercut his career before it even started. Dr. Robert Chu went unmatched to residency. He committed suicide. That’s a loss for tens of thousands of his would-have-been patients. That was before training even began, some doctor’s suicide notes reveal a fear of harming a patient so much from extreme sleep deprivation or other despondent work-environment issues. Instead, utterly hopeless, they choose to kill themselves.Why do they regret their careers?Because they were lied to, that’s why. The entrepreneurial spirit of the American Doctor has been subverted by the 21st Century efficient ‘business’ of medicine. Factory-work medical assembly kills doctors’ dreams first and then their bodies and finally, their souls. In a last act of self-punishment, they die by their own learned hand. Highly intelligent, compassionate and expertly educated individuals cannot properly care for suffering people in 7.5 minutes in order to stay on-track for the business inventory- flow numbers that day. With milestones competitive in the business-practice of medicine; “inefficiency” or “low productivity” labels sometimes push doctors to continuously ‘feel’ like a failure in their own practices. Government mandates create soul-crushing environments for brilliant talented doctors with increasing pressure from insurance companies beating the doctor’s reimbursement into submission along the way. All they really want to do is take care of people!Many suicide letters and notes form doctors point to working conditions with simply inhuman expectations. One big universal complaint is the paperwork/electronic record time to patient time ratio that has, by some measures, completely ruined the practice of medical care from the physician’s perspective. And ‘physician suicide’ as an issue is not just an American problem or a gender problem. Male doctors shoot themselves, female doctors’ overdose, New York docs jump and docs in India and China hang themselves by ceiling fans. Educated in how the body works for over a decade credentials doctors to have a suicidal proficiency seldom seen in any other group of individuals.I did not escape this phenomenon, myself. After my disability, it took six years for me to hit bottom. I was treated for suicidal ideation after learning I could not, no matter how hard I tried, no matter what legal methods I utilized… I simply could not learn how my group disability policy worked. I had to live knowing any ‘mistakes’ I made in returning to gainful employment would or could devastate my family’s finances. That just ‘killed’ me.Point in fact, male anesthesiologists are the highest number of physician suicides in America… and I was a male anesthesiologist. There was a study of ‘suicide attempts’ looking specifically at male anesthesiologists and the time it took between them deciding to try to kill themselves and their initiation of the suicide attempt… the answer was just minutes. They are found in their call rooms, in the operating rooms or they jump from the hospital parking lots… they have been found dead from overdose in their hospital chapels. They are showing those left behind where they were injured, hurt and let down.The secrecy surrounding physician suicide often leads to more doctors to think about or choose suicide as a method out of the mess of modern medical practice. We, physicians, are taught in medical school and residency to bury our emotional responses in order to be better diagnosticians and more efficient practitioners. We mask our emotions even to ourselves and so you get outwardly happy and content doctors returning from vacations killing themselves their next clinical day.The divorce rate is higher among doctors than the normal population. Child custody and care battles for more than a decade can erupt into nasty financial bouts between two emotional and psychologically injured people both using a physician’s income to sustain old wounds that won’t heal. No one enters medicine or a medical marriage thinking ‘I’m going to have to fight this highly educated, highly intelligent person for years over the kids.’ Infidelity is a known issue among doctors, as is the ‘skipping out’ on family issues including the death of family members or parenting duties to disabled children. You can hide a lot of your own pain and misery from yourself and your family by working 80-100 hours per week. Perversely, that incredible ‘work ethic’ leads to personal relationship dysfunction, infidelity, divorce, self- loathing and even suicide.In 11 years of treating patients in operating rooms… only one time did I lose my composure and let my feelings show in front of a patient’s family. Only once in more than 15,000 anesthetics. Thankfully, I was with an older doctor, the chairman of cardiothoracic surgery when it occurred, and he was kind in that moment, reminding me to never lose that compassion. When we lose patients under our care, we hurt…. and we hide that hurt from the outside world, we hide it from our colleagues, our families and ourselves. We practice this self-emotional-secrecy so many times it becomes habitual. Even in my own one-time case of emotional showing, I had done everything correct that day… I do not know why I lost my self-emotional-control. Yet, I still, to this day, sometimes wonder if I could have done more… like forgiving my-physician-self for doing my best is simply an impossibility.As I attended law school, I have assisted in many medical-legal situations generating a few dozen opinion letters both for plaintiffs and for the defenses of physician’s actions. I did this to be balanced and remove myself from leaning one direction or another on medical-legal issues. Yet, humans are mistake-machines during our lives no matter how much precaution is taken… especially unconscious mistakes. One of the last medical-legal cases I was involved with led to the discovery that the number and type of procedures being performed had shifted dramatically right after the previous employment contract had been completed between hospital and their little ‘factory workers’ called doctors. These physicians had ‘shifted’ their procedure numbers to maintain their incomes… consciously or unconsciously, doesn’t really matter because the expected number of errors rose dramatically… and in the particular case I was involved with, the changes had led to the death of a woman in her 30’s.Anything and everything a doctor screws up ends up a public story. The higher more-perfect standard one is held to in society, i.e. U.S. Doctors, the better the story of their collapse and public shaming is for society’s appetite to be entertained, enthralled and sickened by the actions of others. Sex, insurance fraud, DUIs, Medicare scams, greed, stupidity and loneliness all lead to poor decision making and the inevitable highly visible public shaming… all on a backdrop of the habitual inability to confront one’s own emotional state. Now with the Internet… these ‘human’ mistakes and the accompanying shame are forever for the American doctor.One big ‘advance’ was supposed to be the 80-hour work week! Begun on July 1, 2002, all medical trainees were prevented from working more than 80-hours in a given week or more than 28 hours in a row. I graduated in the late 1990’s. I was present for the 2002 switch-over… what happened in reality since the work still had to be completed is that all the residents went home at 5pm or 7pm depending on assigned hours restrictions and the attending physicians (me) just stayed until whenever to complete the work in the operating rooms. I recall working 100 hours per week as a resident and then, in late 2002, I was working 110 hours, even some 120-hour work weeks as an attending physician! Do I need to go into what sleep deprivation does to the human psyche?No one made me do it. That’s right, I chose to work 110 hours in a week. I could have just thrown my hands up and complained… but that’s just the problem, you can’t do that as a doctor in America.One bright spot pertaining that the work week reduction was the increased scrutiny concerning the maltreatment and hazing of younger residents by older ones in the pecking order of training programs… however this was coupled with necessary increased secrecy about lying about work hours so as to not get the training program in trouble with their accreditation bodies with violations on resident and intern time cards. I guess the bright spot was shoved back into the darkened corners of medical education and training. Worse, some resident and intern violators are then ‘outed’ semi-publicly within their residency program with ‘inefficiency’ or ‘low-productivity’ labels and are given the worst call schedules.Let’s back up for one moment. Doctors chose this career, right? They get paid great, right? They should just suck it up? Right? Unfortunately, that is exactly what they do, blaming and shaming go hand in hand pushing doctors to early career burnout. In the land of physician disability insurance, which I now inhabit, the greatest percent increase in claims illnesses are for mental/nervous conditions among doctors. The hopelessness and desperateness expressed by some doctors sounds almost incredulous unless you have walked in their shoes, which I have.My wife, a thoracic anesthesiologist, is a caring, compassionate and intelligent doctor. Sometimes the mercilessness medical system’s impositions and requirements and its accompanying political infrastructures seem unsympathetic towards the reality of physically practicing medicine properly. She works for what I consider one of the leading large medical institution in America. I know personally this system puts tremendous money and time into physician wellness… but they often miss the mark when it comes to application of those resources for their stated goals. Physicians just need to grin and bear the abuse, right?Normal people would scream by this point, “If you just can’t stand it anymore… get help… see a therapist… right?” Wrong. The confidentiality afforded regular Americans for psychological services does not exist for physicians. Even leaving town, paying cash and using a fake name sometimes cannot hide the treatment from the overall medical system, or your own colleagues. Your hospital, your own insurance carriers and even the medical board finds out you’ve sought therapy and then you are doubly screwed for trying to hide that fact from them. Confiding in colleagues does not work out well either, we are notoriously bad with ourselves as patients and even more so with colleagues because we believe we all have to just, ‘put up with it.’ Things are downplayed, rationalized away and any substantive discussion of true psychiatric issues are disregarded as weakness.Why do they regret their careers?Imagine knowing you have mental health issues and having nowhere to go and no one to talk to without making things worse for yourself, your patients, your family and your colleagues and friends… and left untreated and ignored, mental health deteriorates, and doctors choose suicide to escape the pain and the internal suffering. Do you know how humiliating it is for intelligent, compassionate, forthright and duty-bound individual who has championed for their patients to not use drugs and alcohol for years to be forced into random drug screening because the business of medicine wants cover from liability? For those suffering from emotional and psychological issues, coping with it via substances occurs very late in the disease state. If you think doctors do not know to avoid ‘testing positive’ then you are hopelessly naïve.Now some career specialties have more psychiatric issue than others; Emergency Department physicians and Anesthesiologists have higher rates of PTSD than other physicians. Whether as a soldier on the battle field or a doctor in the trauma bay or operating room… seeing human bodies apart unnaturally is a psychic-trauma for the caregivers. The cleaner the environment, think about a modern trauma bay, the starker the contrast of human misery are the traumatic gruesome moments in one’s medical career.What does society do after a physician suicide? Its hidden from the public and from other community physicians or explained in the newspapers as accidental death. Do you know what it is like to know your colleague hung themselves at home and have the community and newspapers all claim, ‘accidental death of this happy doctor’? Imagine answering questions for months about the loss to the community and having to lie about it. Medical schools cover up the suicide of its students because it hurts admissions. The obituaries claim ‘some accident’ or ‘passed away suddenly while asleep’ or worse, the newspaper mentions absolutely nothing about the cause of death… they just write about the happiness and accomplishments of the doctor, not the person.Are there solutions to the off-course nature of the 21st Century physician-career? Yes. They are complex and will take decades to categorically bring to the training and work environments of American physicians.I can’t fix the system. I start with the very simple idea of taking care of yourself first, before you take care of others. I try to assist each of my clients in the ways they need help. What I’ve noticed among young physicians and residents is that they are not taking care of the very basics of financial planning nor are they laying those foundational protections for their incomes. This is something I did very well myself and learned even more about how well I planned my life advocating on my own after disability. That is how I am doing my part to help others in this world, providing physician-to-physician education one doc at a time.~ChrisDr. Christopher YeringtonColumbus, OhioBio: Retired from clinical anesthesiology by a disability in 2010, Dr. Yerington has turned his love of teaching and service to others to his family, colleagues and community. He speaks and educates medical groups and residency programs about the importance of great disability insurance. Having attended law and business schools, Chris is a perpetual student, currently working on his financial certifications.